St. Mary’s Stomps Stevenson
St. Mary's City, Md. - The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team was unstoppable Thursday night as the Seahawks tamed the Mustangs of Stevenson University by a decisive 114-80 margin in Capital Athletic Conference action.
Six Seahawks finished in twin figures as St. Mary's (14-4, 7-2 CAC) connected on a blistering 64.7% of its shots, including shooting 73.1% in the second half alone.
St. Mary's rolled out to a 20-9 advantage in the game's first seven minutes before boasting a 58-34 halftime lead as junior guard Camontae Griffin (Baltimore, Md./Dunbar) paced the Seahawks with 14 points, while sophomore forwards Mike Fitzpatrick (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) and Mike Bowden (Columbia, Md./Long Reach) had 11 and 10, respectively.
The five Seahawk starters were 35-of-39 from the floor, while Griffin, Fitzpatrick, and senior forward Calvin Wise (Bel Air, Md./Calvert Hall) combined for 22-of-22 shots.
Despite a game-high 30 points from junior guard Greg Woody (Baltimore, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) and shooting 43.1% from the floor, Stevenson (4-14, 3-6 CAC) could not climb out of the hole.
Tonight's home victory marks the 12th straight at ARC Arena for St. Mary's. The last time that the Seahawks dropped a home contest was exactly a year ago when SMCM suffered a 72-70 setback to Marymount (Va.) University on January 30, 2008.
Griffin tallied 23 points on 10-of-10 shooting and matched his season-high with a game-best seven assists, while Fitzpatrick contributed 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting, including going 3-of-3 from downtown. Fitzpatrick also had a double-double as he grabbed 10 rebounds. Senior center Alex Irmer (Alexandria, Va./Wakefield) added 14, while sophomore guard Alex Franz (Catonsville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) had 13 and five assists. Bowden ended with 11 points, while Wise was 5-of-5 to finish with 10.
Local Great Mills HS product, sophomore Matt Leddy (Great Mills, Md.) was the only other Mustang to notch double digits as Leddy chipped in 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from downtown.
St. Mary's will return to action this Saturday, January 31 when the Seahawks travel to Arlington to take on Marymount in a CAC tilt at 4:00. In their previous meeting this season, SMCM registered a 76-67 victory over the Saints on December 6.
